What today's lingo used to mean

 

I heard my kids talking the other day when they were playing on the computer and it got me thinking that there might come a day, in the not too distant future, when they might not know what some of the language they speak today originally meant. Here's a few things I thought of.

Baby steps:  What a baby took as the next step from crawling.

Spam: A salty, mushy, 'carvable' mixture of pink meat in a can.

Address:  The place where you live.

Application (or now called "app"): A process undertaken when applying for something like a job or a home loan.

Bugs: Insects

Browse: Flick through a magazine without actually reading it.

Chip: Chocolate or potato

Client: Customer

Dot: A spot

Cut and paste: Cut paper and stick it to something else with glue.

Cookies:  An American term used for sweet biscuits.

Surf: Using a 'plank' like object made from fibreglass or wood to ride on waves in the ocean.

Twitter:  The chirping sound a bird makes.

Crash: The coming together of two vehicles, usually, resulting in damaged vehicles.

Cut and paste:  Cutting of paper, usually, and gluing it on to another piece of paper or object.

Export: Ship products overseas, via air or sea.

Log:  Length of wood cut from a tree.

Mailbox:  Small box like structure outside a person's home where the postman places letters.

Mega:  Really huge.

Mouse:  A small rodent like creature that makes a squeaky sound.

Save:  To rescue or put away money.

Search:  To look for something or someone.

Shortcut:  A quicker way to do something.

Wallpaper:  Patterned paper adhered to walls in a home.

Window:  An opening from a building covered in glass to see through.

Wizard:  A mythical creature able to create magic and spells.

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